Salary rate
Annual
Month
Semimonthly
Weekly
Day
Hour
Withholding
Salary
RM 85,728
Employees' Provident Fund (EPF)
- RM 9,489
Social Security Organization (SOCSO) contribution
- RM 237
Employment Insurance System (EIS) contribution
- RM 94.80
Tax
- RM 5,159
Total tax
- RM 14,979
Net pay
* RM 70,749
Marginal tax rate
30.6%
Average tax rate
17.5%
82.5%
Net pay
17.5%
Total tax
Total tax
Net pay
The Taxberg
RM 70,749
Net pay
RM 12,138
Tax the employer pays
RM 14,979
Tax you pay
Total tax paid
RM 27,117
Did you know your employer also pays tax on your salary? It costs the employer RM 12,138 to pay you RM 85,728. In other words, every time you spend RM 10 of your hard-earned money, RM 3.16 goes to the government.
Real tax rate
27.7%
So, with you and the employer both paying tax, what used to be a 17.5% tax rate now rises to 27.7%, meaning your real tax rate is actually 10.2% higher than what it seemed at first.
Summary
If you make RM 85,728 a year living in Malaysia, you will be taxed RM 14,979. That means that your net pay will be RM 70,749 per year, or RM 5,896 per month. Your average tax rate is 17.5% and your marginal tax rate is 30.6%. This marginal tax rate means that your immediate additional income will be taxed at this rate. For instance, an increase of RM 100 in your salary will be taxed RM 30.55, hence, your net pay will only increase by RM 69.45.
Bonus Example
A RM 1,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 695 of net incomes. A RM 5,000 bonus will generate an extra RM 3,473 of net incomes.
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NOTE* Deductions are calculated based on the tables of Malaysia, income tax. For simplification purposes some variables (such as marital status and others) have been assumed. This document does not represent legal authority and shall be used for approximation purposes only.